Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-08-27
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Reunion of the Northwestern Association
at Sioux City.

at Sioux City.
On Tuesday the l6.h occurred the reunion
| Of the Veterans association OF the northwest
at Sioux City. The rain materially intelfered
with the carrying OUT of the program at first.
bat with the efforts OF the local posts and the
citizens the visitors were made comfortable.
Many flags 1oated from business houses and
private residence.
A section Of Battery F., Capt. Rodney, of
Fort Smelling, with four guns, for;y.eight
horses and sixty-tive men, arrived on the
first day.
Delegations from S~anborn, Primghar, Cher.
okee, Onawa, Calliope, Storm Lake, Ponca.
Dakota City, LeMars, sibley, ano one or two
other place..
Commander futile, Hon. /. 3. s ruble and
Chaplain Loz,er were present. Judge Lewis.
on the morning Of the second day, delivered
an eloquent speech and Mayor Cleland wei.
coined the veterans In well chosen words.
Belle Boyd, the rebel apy, was present.
Through Capt. Fisher, now Of V,rmiuior.
Dakota, her character as a spy was ascertained
anu she was captured ard sentenced to I've
hanged. President Lincoln the
sentence to imprisonment, but through the
efort OF a uslon officer, whom she after.erd
married, she was released.
On the afternoon OF Thursday Battery r
gave an exhibition drill, after which # was
announced that the business meeting If the
association would be held. Commanuer laws
thanked them kindly for their attendance, and
concluded with some very pithy remarks by
thanking tbem for the honor done him nv
electing MIN commander for the two years
past. On motion OF Hon. |. &. Sruhble three
rousing cheers and q tiger were given "a the
Cheers OF the association and the very sue
cessiul communication Of the reunion. 1t was
ANONYMOUSLY voted that the next reunion be
held In Sioux City. CAPTAIN 10th
rop ana Commander Davis were
placed In nomination for COMMANDER. bnt
they declined. Maj. j. Cheney was then
placed Ia nomination and unanimously elect
ed. He thanked the veterans for The honor.
assuring them thot he would 10 bis utmost to
acceptaoly MI the position. He has the ap-
pointing OF MS own adjatant, commissary
aud chaplain.
Feeling the need OF a revised constitution.
Messrs; Lothrop, Lewis and Chase were ap.
pointed a committee to prepare one TO be sub
mltted at the next annual meeting.
On motion 1t was decided that the com.
mander should appoint members on his per-
sonar s'sH from the counties II Iowa, Mime
sofa, Nebraska embraced IN the district.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That we extend to the secretary
OF war and through him to the president Of
the united States the thanks OF this associs.
ton Tor the courtesy extended TO us In send
II e battery Z, Fourth United states artillery.
10 DE present at our meeting: and that we
also thank the officers and men Of that bat
tiers t)r the cheerfulness with which they have
contributed to our entertainment and eniOy-
ment, ana we bear testimony To the high gem
tlenanly and soldierly deDoriment that has
characterized them while among us.
Resolved that copies OF this resolution he
sent 70 the secretary Of war ana the officers Of
the battery.
Hon. |. s. Struhle and Cha, lain Lozier
were a pointed a committee on other resolu.
ions, who made he fOlloeinE report:
Resolved, That our thanks, more than can
be expressed by words, are due the citizens OF
Sioux CITY and vicinity for their cordial re-
ception and general hospitality SO ahundantly
hestowed upon us during this, our seventh
annual reunion.
Resolved, That the courteGies and manifold
services rendered Us by the press Of Sioux
CITY are up TO the standard OF the character.
istic LOYALTY and enterprise of our northwest
ern metropolis, and We profoundly thank the
publishers thereof for the same
Resolved, That the splendid cornet and
martial bands, whose excellent music added sc.
AGcl TO our enjoyment and that OF our
friends, are entitled to our most h, arty con-
CALCULATIONS and gratitude.
Three cheers and a~''tiger1 were then given
the officers aAd men Of battery T. The chsp.
lain then pronounced the benediction, and
the association adjourned TO meet at the call
OF the executive committee.